- Chrissie Cole | July 31, 2010 1:40 PM | New York City, NY
Category:
FDA & Prescription Drugs
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is being sued by The National Resources Defense Council (NRDC), a nonprofit environmental group, claiming the agency failed to regulate toxic chemicals...
- Chrissie Cole | June 25, 2009 2:00 PM | New York City, NY
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Defective & Dangerous Products
OKK Trading has agreed to pay a $665,000 civil penalty for allegedly importing and selling toys containing high levels of lead, in violation of a federal ban on lead paint on toys.
The penalty...
- Jenny Albano | January 06, 2008 2:12 AM | New York City, NY
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Toxic Substances
An IBM plant is being sued by its previous neighbors in New York because they claim IBM released chemicals into the air, ground and water for almost 80 years. The residents claim that these chemicals caused birth defects and cancer.Some 90 residents of the upstate New York towns of Endicott and Union say that from 1924 to 2002, IBM dumped chemicals including trichloroethylene and...
- Chrissie Cole | July 13, 2010 1:18 PM | New York City, NY
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Defective & Dangerous Products
Tween Brands, in cooperation with the CPSC, issued a voluntary recall of more than 137,000 Metal Necklaces, Bracelets and Earrings, due to high levels of cadmium. Cadmium, like lead, is toxic if...
- Chrissie Cole | September 30, 2008 12:56 PM | New York City, NY
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Workplace Injuries
A newly released study suggests post-traumatic stress disorder, also known as PTSD, in World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers is comparable to that of U.S. war veterans returning from...
- Chrissie Cole | August 13, 2008 9:52 PM | New York City, NY
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Workplace Injuries
Seven years have passed since the attack on the World Trade Center. The women and men who worked at Ground Zero now suffer from serious illnesses with no end in sight. Doctors, politicians and...
- Chrissie Cole | February 29, 2008 10:10 PM | New York City, NY
Category:
Toxic Substances
Ricin, a known toxic substance, was found in a Las Vegas motel, according to preliminary testing. Authorities do not believe it is terrorism-related. Seven people were transported to local hospitals as a precautionary measure.When it's injected, ricin is "one of the most toxic substances known," Stata Norton, University of Kansas professor emeritus and expert in toxic plants, tells the Health...